Meter-seal.



J. G. GORGEN.

METER SEAL.

l N ILED DE APPLICAT 6.1. 1914. 1 1 59,21 1 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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JOHN G. GORGEN', or NEw oRK, any.

METER-SEAL.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. GoRoEN, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and-a Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Meter-Seal, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in seals, and has for an object to provide an 1 improved construction whichfwill readily disclose the fact that the same has been tampered with when an unauthorized person attempts to open the same.

Another object of the invention isto provide a seal for a meter which must be destroyed by either an authorized or an unauthorzed person before the meter can be opened.

In the accompanying drawingsFigure l is a plan view of the meter and a suitable support therefor, a seal embodying the invention being applied to the meter; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the seal shown in Fig. 1, the same being on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the sealing wire as twisted and cut off; Fig. 4 is a section through Fig. 3 on line 41.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates any desired support for a meter 2, which meter is held closed by suitable members 3 and 4:, which members may be of any desired construction, as for instance with a threaded portion acting as a nut for holding the face of the meter in position, and with a looped or yoke portion for receiving links 5 and 6. The links 5'and 6 are designed to extend into the seal 7 and be held therein by a suitable wire 16 which seals or positively locks the links against removal. As shown in Figs. 2 to 4, inclusive, the seal is formed with a body 8 having passageways 9 and 10 converging into a single passageway 11. Associated with the body Sis a cap 12 provided with a passageway 13, the ends of which register'with the passage ways 9 and 10. Wire 16 is threaded through the passageway 13 in cap 12 and then through suitable openings in the links 5 and 6 after which the ends of the 'wire are forced through the passageways 9 andlO and then out passageway 11. The protruding ends of the wire are clamped by a suitable mem- Specification of Letters Pam.

her, as for instance a pair ofpliers. and

I, Patented Nov. 2, 1915; Application filed December 1, 1914. serial No. 874,982.

twisted so as to appear as shown in Fig. 3,

' after which the surplus wire is cut off. resident of the city of New York, borough of When the wire is twisted as shown in Fig. 3, the same substantiallyfills the passageway 11,'and thus prevents the insertion of any tool at this point, either for unwinding the Wire or permitting access to any of the interior parts. In order to prevent the insertion of a saw or other instrument between the body 8 and cap 12, the body S-is provided w1th sideflanges 14 and 15 (Fig. at) which overlap to any desired extent the cap '12."

By this construction and arrangement the wire 16 cannot be removed without breaking .or mutilating to an appreciable extent either body 8 or cap 13 so that it can be readstance porcelain so that the same may be easily broken but sufficiently strong to hold the parts together unless force is applied thereto. I

What I claim is 1. In a seal of the class described, a fragile body having a passageway therethrough, a fragile cap having a passageway therethrough, and a lockingwireextending through the passageways insaid cap and said body, said locking wire being twisted for preventing removal and said locking wire being adapted to hold a pair of combined supportingand locking links in place,

said links beingarranged with one end between said body and said cap.

2. In a seal of the class described, a body of fragile material, said body having a pair of I passageways extending partly therethrough and then merging into a singlepasends of which are adapted to register with said pair of passageways, and a wire extendingthrough all of said passageways for sageway, a cap arranged in the top of said body formed with a single passageway, the

the same is arranged in said outlet and said links being arranged with one end between said body and said cap.

3. In a seal of the class described, a body having an outlet passageway merging into a pair of divergingpassageways, said body being formed on each side with a flange, a cap adapted to, fit against said body between said flanges, said cap having a single passageway With the ends registering with said diverging passageways, and a wire threaded through said passageways and arranged Copies of this patentmaybe obtained. for five cents withthe ds, adja t the. oute end of Said outlet passageway, said 'Wire being adapted tohold a par of combined supporting and 15 looking links in place.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN G. sonenn.

Witnesses;

A. L. KITCHIN, PHILIP D. BoLnHAqs.

each, by addressing the Qo mnissioner of Ijatents,

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